Reflections on Education for Peace
(Original article: Prof. Dr. Alicia Cabezudo, Arigatou International) Education for peace and respect for human rights become particularly relevant today as the values that they entail are conflicted by daily …
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World Teachers’ Day calls for the empowerment of teachers to build sustainable societies
(Original article: UNESCO) UNESCO will celebrate World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on October 5 by highlighting the importance of empowering teachers to achieve inclusive and sustainable global development. This year, the …
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The Global Campaign for Peace Education and International Institute on Peace Education Establish a Formal Relationship with the University of Toledo Online Graduate Certificate in the Foundations of Peace Education
“The University of Toledo Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Peace Education is an innovative, unique and essential opportunity for high quality professional preparation in peace education.” -Betty A. Reardon, Nobel …
Peace Educator Janet Gerson Recipient of the 2014 Peace and Justice Studies Association Graduate Student Paper Award
Janet Gerson Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University (2014) is the winner of the 2014 Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Graduate Student Paper Award for her dissertation Public Deliberation on …
Nomination Letter for Betty Reardon for the Nobel Peace Prize by the International Peace Bureau
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, I would hereby, as co-president of the International Peace Bureau, like to present my nomination for the Nobel “Champion of peace” prize 2013. The suggestion is …
Celebrating the Celebrator: Rejoicing in Life as Lived by Jean Ridoux (1925 -2011) French Peace Activist and Peace Education Advocate
“They even celebrate defeats,” said the professor, speaking of the anti-oppression struggles of base communities in a seminar on liberation theology. “An observer, not a participant,” I thought. Those in …
Nobel Peace Prize 2011: the 1325 Nobel
When a few women peace activists, members of UN affiliated NGOs, began the process that resulted in United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, we …
Ted Herman (1913-2010)
Ted Herman was a pioneer in the peace studies community. He was one of many Quaker scholar/midwives who helped nurture the field of peace studies in the 1960s. He founded …